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  1. One other thought here...it's pretty weak to blame this guy and his lawyer for creating a constitutional crisis by not moving fast enough. The government ignored his court ordered protection from removal and then they ignored a court order to stop deportations, turn the plan around and bring people back. Why should anyone expect that a new/different filing would change anything?
  2. You have a link outlining any of this? Pretty sure nobody knew where he was until his wife identified his tattoos in photos taken in El Salvador.
  3. Man, there are a few things you have to keep in mind here. First, the judge that determined Abrego Garcia is MS-13 was an immigration judge. This was not a criminal case. The police/district attorney in Prince George did not bring any charges against him. Immigration judges/courts are very different from criminal courts. They are making administrative determinations. Second, the hearing where this determination occurred was a bond hearing by the immigration judge. It was to determine if he should be granted bail or held until his immigration case is complete. In this situation, the standard is that ICE/DHS claims Abrego Garcia is a threat or flight risk. It is up to Abrego Garcia to prove to the judge that he is not a threat to the community. It is a very high bar putting the onus on the defendant to prove a negative. And the judge is completely reasonable in being cautious and not granting release. But it is a very different standard than anything we'd see in a criminal case. Third, Fox News, Pam Bondi and the White House keep talking about "two judges determined he's MS-13". The second judge was handling the appeal of the bond hearing. Still an immigration judge, still not a criminal case. In this appeal, the judge is not tasked with determining whether he's MS-13. Instead, the appeal judge has a narrow task of determining whether they original judge clearly erred in making the bond decision. Denying the appeal just means the judge determines that there was some evidence originally presented and the original judge was being reasonably cautious.
  4. Hard to know what to make of this, but there's noise that people are worried about deportations to El Salvador under AEA today. Here's a lengthy thread about lawyers who say their clients in the Bluebonnet detention center (outside Abilene) are calling and saying they've been told they are getting deported.
  5. Yeah, that gets at what I'm wondering about. Very curious to hear about any mechanisms to keep the public school "whole" when voucher kids leave. If a few kids take vouchers, schools can't just hire 90% of a teacher. Unfortunately I expect the answer is just cut teachers and cram more kids into fewer classrooms.
  6. I haven't seen this explained anywhere, so hoping someone can clarify. How do the senate and house voucher bills impact the basic allotment? If the allotment is $6500 and vouchers are $10,000, does the private school get $10K and the public school lose $6500? Or does the public school keep the allotment?
  7. Pretty powerful opinion from the judge denying Trump's request for an emergency stay in the Abrego Garcia case. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ca4.178400/gov.uscourts.ca4.178400.8.0.pdf
  8. I should have said found probable cause, not contempt yet.
  9. Boasberg is now the first judge to find Trump's DOJ in contempt. Buckle up.
  10. Aaaand....looks like DOJ has missed the extended deadline
  11. I saw this handy chart that helps illustrate the point Furman is making. I wish there was a column that showed the tariff situation pre-Trump.
  12. And, not surprising at all, Stephen Miller is out there just lying and claiming this was a victory at the Supreme Court.
  13. The judge in the Abrego Garcia case quickly updated her orders last night. DOJ has a deadline in about 20 minutes to explain what steps they've taken so far and what other steps they plan to take.
  14. For those not following closely, after the Supreme Court ruling yesterday, two different lawsuits were filed in NY and TX on the deportations of Venezuelans under the Alien Enemies Act. TX judge has blocked deportations from El Valle, NY hearing is underway.
  15. The attorney who was arguing the government's case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been placed on indefinite leave for not lying to the court with greater enthusiasm. https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/doj-places-attorney-leave-after-struggling-maryland-migrant/story?id=120526466 Here's an example of what might have gotten him in trouble:
  16. Don't have access to the article, so maybe someone else can share the details. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/04/05/irs-tax-data-immigration-enforcement/
  17. Fake? Please
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